A moment later.

As the sun sets, the afterglow spreads everywhere, and the walled city, which is quiet during the day, becomes lively and noisy because of the large number of farmers who have returned home from their work.

At this moment, Lu Zheng also parted ways with Xu Yong, who rushed back to the night patrol team, and walked on another dirt road in the inner village.

During a trip to Bailong Mountain, under Song Yuan's words and deeds, he already understood the importance of long-range weapons such as bows and arrows in the mountains and forests.

And he came to Neizhai to seek a bow as a hunting tool for subsequent entry into the mountains and forests.

According to Song Yuan's instructions, there are only two ways to get a bow in this walled city.

One is the blacksmith shop set up by the owner of the village, in addition to being able to play agricultural tools, the blacksmith in it can also cast simple weapons, and the cost is expensive.

Song Yuan's iron bow was made in the blacksmith shop in the walled city, and he paid the price of two complete deer skins and four stones of grain to obtain such an iron tire bow that required 200 catties of arm strength to pull out.

The current Lu Zheng naturally doesn't have much capital, so he chose the second method.

In the walled city, there is an old carpenter named Wu Dayuan, who is nearly fifty years old, and his craftsmanship is very exquisite.

Carpentry and bow making were originally incompatible. However, Wu Dayuan's grandfather used to be a bow maker in the Ministry of Works, and was sent to exile here many years ago because he was implicated, and after his grandfather's death, this craft was naturally inherited by Wu Dayuan.

According to Song Yuan, Wu Dayuan made a hardwood bow, which was far less powerful and sharper than an iron-tire bow, but it was also durable. Compared with the iron tire bow, it is easier to obtain materials, and the cost is more bearable.

It can be said that most of the hunters in the stockade who went into the mountains to beg for a living were bows and arrows made by him. Including Song Yuan himself, it was the same when he first tried to enter the mountain.

Although more than half a month has passed since Lu Zheng was polluted, most of the villagers in the village still dodged when they saw him, and Lu Zheng himself didn't care about these at all, he carried a big leather bag, and soon came to a fairly neat and spacious courtyard according to his memory.

Bang bang bang.

"Who?"

After knocking on the door and waiting for a while, a woman's footsteps and voice came out, Lu Zheng coughed and lowered his voice:

"I came to Lao Wu and wanted to ask him to help make something. ”

"It's coming. ”

Before the words fell, the courtyard door was opened with a squeak, and a woman in her forties, who was still charming, saw Lu Zheng, and couldn't help but change her eyes:

"Are you...... Lu Ping?"

The woman was originally a widow in the village, named Yu Meilian, who was the successor of Wu Dayuan.

And now Lu Zheng can be said to be a celebrity in the village, almost everyone recognizes him, and this woman also recognizes him at once.

"Hello auntie. ”

Yu Meilian took a small step back as if she was frightened, and Lu Zheng didn't care, and greeted politely:

"I was introduced by Song Yuan and Brother Song. ”

"Song Yuan?"

At this time, a thin old man in the room had already walked out, still holding a smoking gun in his hand, and looked at Lu Zheng:

"What are you looking for from me? ”

Seeing the main owner, Lu Zheng walked into the courtyard and got straight to the point: "Uncle Wu, I want to make a bow and use it to hunt in the mountains." ”

Compared with Yu Meilian, Wu Dayuan is obviously well-informed and does not regard Lu Zheng as a monster. He first waved his cigarette gun and let Yu Meilian into the house, and then said quickly:

"Lu Ping, I also know about you. Since Song Yuan introduced you, you should also know the rules of bow-making, right? It's not easy to make a hardwood bow, but I have hardwood here, and you need the tendons of beasts to make bowstrings, and you have to do it yourself, and there is also a ...... in terms of remuneration."

Lu Zheng nodded:

"Of course I won't let Uncle Wu work in vain, yesterday we happened to hunt a red deer, and I brought thirty catties of venison, including the tendons of the deer's hind legs, which can be used to make bowstrings, and ......"

As he spoke, he stepped forward, opened the leather bag he was carrying, and showed it to Wu Dayuan.

"Ahem...... Not bad. ”

Seeing the contents of the bag clearly, Wu Dayuan coughed lightly, a little surprised, and a little unnatural:

"You kid is very sensible, so there will be no problem. ”

Lu Zheng smiled secretly in his heart and handed over the leather bag: "Then Uncle Wu, how long does it take for the wooden bow to be ready?"

Wu Dayuan took the bag quietly:

"It will take about three or four days, so after three days, you can come to me to pick it up. ”

"Good. ”

Lu Zheng arched his hand:

"Then I'll bother Uncle Wu, and I'll come back in three days. ”

Wu Dayuan's reputation is well-known, and he didn't stay long after speaking, and turned to leave.

After Lu Zheng left, Wu Dayuan closed the courtyard door, and then opened the bag again like a thief and took a closer look, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily showed a smile.

At this time, Yu Meilian in the room poked her head out and wondered:

"Old Wu, what did Lu Ping send you?"

Wu Dayuan walked over, pinched Yu Meilian's plump buttocks, and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, you should be blessed these days!"

After speaking, he opened the leather pocket and showed it to Yu Meilian.

"Oops!"

At this glance, Yu Meilian's still charming face suddenly appeared a trace of redness, and then pinched Wu Dayuan:

"You damn ghost!"

......

Naturally, he didn't know that Wu Dayuan and his wife were flirting, and the sky was about to get dark at this moment, so Lu Zheng quickened his pace and walked on the road to the outer village.

What was given to Wu Dayuan, in addition to venison and deer tendons, was naturally the deer whip that could be called the savior of middle-aged and elderly people.

For some people who have a weak heart, the value of this thing is probably not inferior to things like He Shou Wu and mountain ginseng, and he suddenly thought of it before he set off.

"Song Yuan deliberately left this deer whip, I'm afraid that's what it means. ”

Walking on the road, Lu Zheng secretly thought:

"In this way, I owe him more than one favor, and I will repay him if I have the opportunity in the future. ”

In his opinion, although Song Yuan's situation is suffocating, his essence has not changed much, and he is still cold and hot. He told Wu Dayuan the information, and left something of specific value like a deer whip, the meaning could not be more obvious.

Counting the entry into the mountain and the discovery of He Shou Wu, he has already accepted a lot of favors from the other party. It's just that with his current situation, he may not be able to meet these people's favors for the time being, and he will only have to wait until he has a chance in the future.

Just thinking about messy things all the way, the sky became darker and darker, and Lu Zheng finally returned to the outer village before dark.

However, just when he was about to arrive at his own courtyard, Lu Zheng had to pass on the road ahead, but there was an unfamiliar figure, wandering staggeringly, like a lonely ghost.

Well?

When Lu Zheng got closer, he saw that this figure wandering on the dirt road was a ragged and unkempt woman.

Although I couldn't see the specific face of the other party clearly under the dark sky, I could hear the words in the other party's mouth:

"Child, my child ......"

"Where are you, my mother is looking for you so hard......"

This woman's child was lost?

Lu Zheng stopped.

However, the woman whose face could not be seen clearly also spotted him at this moment, met him with dull and stiff eyes, and muttered in her mouth:

"My child, my child ......"

"Have you seen my child?"

Lu Zheng didn't know the situation, frowned and said:

"Who are you, have you lost your child?"

However, the unkempt woman did not seem to hear him, and still stood in front of him and repeated the words:

"My child, my child...... Do you see my child?"

Is this a madman?

obviously felt that the mental state of the woman in front of him seemed to be wrong, and Lu Zheng, who was not sure of the situation, was better off than less, and walked around the woman:

"If your child is lost, go and notify the night watch or security team so that they can help you......"

Swish!

However, Lu Zheng was about to get around, but the woman who was confused and looked like a walking corpse suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his arm with a pair of hands like lightning!

At the same time, a pair of numb eyes suddenly bloomed with a strange and evil brilliance, staring at the part of his eyebrows, and said hoarsely:

"Give back my child!"

"Give back my child!"

"Give back my child!"

This hoarse cry was like a soul asking for his life, and Lu Zheng felt it in an instant, and the third eye in his eyebrows, which had been silent for a long time and could hardly feel its existence, suddenly jumped!